ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT

In his address to the nation on May 11, PM Modi had called for an Atmanirbhar Bharat that would focus on economy, infrastructure, system, demography and demand. Apart from announcing a special economic package of Rs 20 lakh crore, he had said this was the time to become vocal for our “local” products and make them global, with a focus on land, labour, liquidity and laws.

“To achieve ‘atmanirbharta' (self-reliance), we will have to run a campaign and for this, we will have to keep many important aspects before us. One aspect the prime minister talked about is ‘local for vocal',” Khattar said s

The 116 ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan Districts’ have been identified on the basis of data mapped by district collectors across states. Of these, the maximum are in Bihar with 32, followed by Uttar Pradesh with 30 districts, Rajasthan with 21, Madhya Pradesh 23, Odisha and Jharkhand with 4 and 3 districts each, respectively.